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Asser Institute and VU Amsterdam launch research into international task force for crimes against journalists
2 November 2023Today, on the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, the Asser Institute and the Center for International Criminal Justice at the Faculty of Law of the VU Amsterdam are launching a research study into the establishment of an internat...
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Ukrainian investigators, prosecutors and judges to visit The Hague
30 October 2023In November, the Asser Institute will welcome two groups of Ukrainian investigators, prosecutors and judges for exchange meetings and study visits. The groups will meet with international legal experts and visit relevant organisations in The Hague to gain inte...
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[New video] Pursuing accountability for the crime of aggression against Ukraine
24 October 2023The recording of the SCL Lecture “Pursuing accountability for the crime of aggression against Ukraine” is out now. During the lecture, which was held last month, international legal experts discussed the different mechanisms to pursue accountability for the cr...
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[New article] Addressing online terrorist content through the ‘grammar’ of human rights law
30 September 2023In a new article for the European Journal of Human Rights, Tarik Gherbaoui (Asser Institute) and Martin Scheinin (University of Oxford), investigate the dual challenge to human rights law posed by the proliferation of online terrorist content and by recent le...
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[New publication] The Anti-ISIL coalition, civilian harm, and the obligation to investigate
11 September 2023 By James Patrick SextonIn a new blog post for Articles of War, James Patrick Sexton analyses the civilian harm caused by the military coalition established to defeat the Islamic State (ISIL). He concludes that investigations into potential violations of international humanitarian la...